Molecular growth pathways in silica sol-gel polymerization
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description: An analytical protocol involving gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), and 29Si{1H} NMR spectroscopy, was developed to determine the structures of the polysilicate intermediates formed during silica sol-gel polymerization. This protocol allowed the structural identification of mono- through hexasilicate species (1<x<6 in [SixOy]9OCH3)a) formed during partial hydrolysis and condensation of tetramethylorthosilicate.
abstract: An analytical protocol involving gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), and 29Si{1H} NMR spectroscopy, was developed to determine the structures of the polysilicate intermediates formed during silica sol-gel polymerization. This protocol allowed the structural identification of mono- through hexasilicate species (1<x<6 in [SixOy]9OCH3)a) formed during partial hydrolysis and condensation of tetramethylorthosilicate.
author: Ramamurthi, Sangeeta Dikshit
language: eng
keywords: Chemistry, Inorganic
date published: 2011-05-07T12:01:08Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:12Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/19234